as in earlier
so as to precede something in order of time
when we got back to the house, the movers had already left
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Speaking of wine, Barnsdall Art Park Foundation is back — beginning tonight at 5:30 p.m. — with its 16th annual Barnsdall Fridays wine tasting fundraiser (the first two Fridays are already sold out).
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The top six teams in South America qualify automatically for the World Cup next year in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
World Cup champion Argentina, which has already secured its place at the 2026 global tournament, beat 10th-place Chile 1-0.
—Mauricio Savarese, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
Several Kehlani performances have already been canceled in recent weeks, including one in New York City’s Central Park and another at Cornell University.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Scientists already struggle to get their research funded.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The top six teams in South America qualify automatically for the World Cup next year in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
World Cup champion Argentina, which has already secured its place at the 2026 global tournament, beat 10th-place Chile 1-0.
—Mauricio Savarese, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
Several Kehlani performances have already been canceled in recent weeks, including one in New York City’s Central Park and another at Cornell University.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Scientists already struggle to get their research funded.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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In her testimony earlier this month, Fine also recalled the violent night.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
30 May 2025
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Liu's findings were presented at a conference in Singapore earlier this month called ACC Asia 2025 Together.—
Anuradha Varanasi,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Already.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/already. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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